Nissan Diesel Considers a Halt
To Production to Cut Inventory

TOKYO -- Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said it is considering halting production to reduce its high inventory levels, in a sign of the worsening truck market in Japan and Asia.

While other truck makers in Japan said they have no such plans, a few analysts said it is only a matter of time before some may have to follow suit. "There is a high possibility that other truck makers will take similar measures," said Takashi Oshika, an...